I'm not one for such things, but like baseball, fishing has it's share of superstitions. For example, never put a banana in your boat, or always spit on your worms before you cast them in the water. And I'm sure every state here in the USA and the in UK and Europe have many more that I have not heard of. But I recently heard of one that I'm not so sure about, and maybe you know more than I on this because I have not payed attention to this at all personally.
The superstition of you will never catch a trout during the day when the moon is visible.
What??????
Ok, like I said, I have not payed attention to this, but have any of you noticed this happening? I don't know about you, but when I'm fishing I don't have time to be star gazing during the day because I have more important things to keep an eye on here in the Rocky Mountains. I do believe in the moon phases because I found that fishing three days before and after a new moon is terrific and the same for a full moon. But fishing not being good while the moon is out during the day is a new one on me. They say it's because the fish can see the moon. I call hogwaddle on that one. I just don't see how this superstition can be true.
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Re: Superstitions
There are a number of insect species in which hatching correlates with moon phases. Quick look on google scholar will find a couple. e.g.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUNAR PHASES AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE ADULT BROOD OF INSECTS" (NOWINSZKY, PETRÁNYI & PUSKÁS. 2010)
It might be there is a tenuous relation ship between 'some insect hatch' and trout feeding, which superficially will look like a moon thing.
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Re: Superstitions
Never fish a towpath at night, whatever the phases of the moon. Doubly so if a full moon
Not sure if this qualifies as superstition or self preservation.
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Not sure if this qualifies as superstition or self preservation.
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Ah, that explains why I'm not catching much. My friend keeps bringing bananas onto the punt to have with his lunch. I plan to fish alone this weekend so I'll see if that helps.
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Re: Superstitions
I have struggled, when barbel fishing. on those days when the moon is showing prior to being full.
I have had superstitions, still have one or two but, I found when I fished a lot and got a bit better at it, they held very little water. One I do believe in is that if I blank, it's the fish's fault.
Works for me
I have had superstitions, still have one or two but, I found when I fished a lot and got a bit better at it, they held very little water. One I do believe in is that if I blank, it's the fish's fault.
Works for me
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Re: Superstitions
Now this clearly debunks this superstition. I had no idea the moon had anything to do with the emergence of insects. This makes perfect sense to me better than the fish see the moon.JAA wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 7:40 amThere are a number of insect species in which hatching correlates with moon phases. Quick look on google scholar will find a couple. e.g.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUNAR PHASES AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE ADULT BROOD OF INSECTS" (NOWINSZKY, PETRÁNYI & PUSKÁS. 2010)
It might be there is a tenuous relation ship between 'some insect hatch' and trout feeding, which superficially will look like a moon thing.
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You will never see any bananas in any boats during bass fishing contests. It's highly frowned upon.
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Re: Superstitions
I can’t speak to the various Bass on your side of the pond but my regular lunchtime banana has never stopped me catching the European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)! Plenty of other things have but never the banana
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